And One More: Fox “News” Poll Has Northam Up 4 Points (42%-38%) Over Gillespie

My confidence level in polls generally speaking isn’t super high, and of course my confidence in anything related to Fox is close to zero. But just for completeness/for the record, here are results from the Fox “News” poll of Virginia, which actually corresponds very well with other public polls…

Ralph Northam leads Ed Gillespie among Virginia registered voters by a 42%-38% margin, while Libertarian Cliff Hyra has only 2%. That four-point margin seems in line with the last four polls, which have it at Northam +10, Northam +5, Northam +1, and dead heat (average those other four polls and you get Northam +4, exactly the same as the Fox poll).

67% of Virginia registered voters are “satisfied” with how things are going in our fine Commonwealth, while 31% are “not satisfied.” So why does Ed Gillespie keep talking down our economy?

Top issues, as usual, are economy/jobs (21%), health care (13%) and education (12%).

Trump gets a 42%-53% approval/disapproval rating in Virginia, also similar to other polls. Among non-whites, 70% “strongly disapprove” and among women, 50% “strongly disapprove.” So who approves of this guy? White evangelicals, 50% of whom “strongly approve” and 27% “somewhat approve.” So much for everything Jesus preached, huh? Also, conservatives love Trump — 48% “strongly approve” and 23% “somewhat approve.” So much for conservative principles, eh?

For the most part voters say that Trump isn’t a factor in their decision on who to support, which I find amazing.

On the Confederate flag, 13% have a positive reaction to it, 33% negative and 51% “neither” (really? no reaction at all? alrighty).

This poll differs from other polls in actually showing more self-identified Republicans (39%) compared to Democrats (38%). That’s strange.